Exerciser with grippers on a roller mounting shaft



R. BURZENSKI Oct. 1, 1968 EXERCISER WITH GRIFPERS ON A ROLLER MOUNTINGSHAFT Filed May 14, 1965 INVENTQR RALPH BURZENSKI ATTORNEYS UnitedStates Patent Filed May 14, 1965, Ser. No. 455,775

2 Claims. (Cl. 272-57) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The device includes aroller which is mounted on a shaft with the shaft having grippingmembers on its opposite ends so that when the gripping members haveforce applied thereto and the roller contacts a surface, the exercisingdevice can be moved along said surface by means of the roller rolling.

My invention refers to an exercising device, and more particularly, to asimple, portable device that is light in weight, and easily transportedand stored.

The prime object of my invention is to provide a device that may be usedand operated in any part of the home.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed that is effective in the exercising of every portion andmuscle of the body in a simple manner.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device that may beeasily manipulated by youngsters or grownups.

A still further object is to provide a device that is simple inconstruction, easy to manufacture, yet positive in its use and function.

It is manifest to anyone familiar with the use of exercisers of variedconstructions that the prime object of their use is to loosen anddevelop certain parts of the body and muscles that are to be serviced inthe process of its use. The device illustrated, described, and claimedherein, is a simple practical device that may be manipulated by means ofrolling it while the user is in any position, whether he be sitting onthe floor, kneeling or standing with his weight supported only by thetoes. It may be cushioned for use on a carpeted living room floor, maybe easily conveyed or transported, and when not in use it may be storedin any limited space.

Other and further objects of my invention will become more apparent asthe description proceeds, when taken in conjunction with the drawings,in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the device, employing a single revolvingsupport, centrally disposed within the assembly.

FIG. 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the device illustrated inFIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a modified assembled device employing a pair ofrevolving supports.

FIG. 4 is an illustration of the user in phantom and in a sittingposition with the device close to his body.

FIG. 5 is a similar view of the user in a sitting positon with the armssupporting the device in a forward position.

FIG. 6 is a similar view of the user in a kneeling position with thedevice close to his body, and

FIG. 7 is a similar view of the user in a kneeling position with thedevice stretched or pushed outward, and the user in a forwardlystretched position.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and referring now to the same, the character 10 showsgenerally a rotata'bly mounted wheel, which may be of any type ofconstruction either one piece or equipped with a rubber tire or thelike, encircling the outer periphery and shown as 11. Preferably wheel10 is constructed of a nonabrasive material to prevent harmful contactwith a floor surface or the like.

3,403,906 Patented Oct. 1, 1968 The wheel 10 is supported by ahorizontally disposed shaft shown as 12, having tubular collar members13 contacting the outer faces 11 of the wheel 10, and are held in afixed position by means of set-screws 14 which contact the shaft 12, orin any other eflicient or practical manner. Collar members 13 may be anintegral part of the outer faces 11.

There are a pair of grip members or handles 15 slidably associated withthe outwardly extending ends of the shaft 12, or they may be attached inany other eflicient or practical manner. Grip members 15 may be pulledoutwardly from the ends to vary the horizontal length of the exercisingdevice. The grip members 15 mav-be constructed of tubular plastic orother light weight material.

Tubular inserts or spacers 16 are disposed between the collars 13 andthe inner ends of the grips. Spacers 16 provide a bearing surface forgrip members 15. Preferably spacers 16 are constructed of a nonferrousmaterial to maintain the weight of the exercising device 10 as light aspossible.

Grip members 15 include indentations 18 spaced apart to provide confinedgripping areas for the fingers. A child or woman may prefer theinnermost indentation 18, whereas the man whose reach is longer wouldprefer the outer indentation 18.

During the normal use of the exercising device, there are numerouspositions that may be assumed by the user as illustrated by FIGS. 4 thru7.

Grip members 15 may be slidably associated with shaft 12 and therebyserving as an adjustable extension in the horizontal direction of theshaft. Moreover, this enables grip members 15 to be adjusted accordingto the reach and comfort of the user.

It is believed that my invention, its mode of construction and assembly,and many of its advantages should be readily understood from theforegoing without further description, and it should also be manifestthat while a preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed for illustrative purposes, the structural details arenevertheless capable of wide variation within the purview of myinvention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is:

1. An exercising device combination, the combination comprising a shaft,

at least one wheel rotatably journaled to said shaft intermediate to theends of said shaft,

said at least one wheel having a nonabrasive outer rim, collar membersfixedly attached to said shaft contacting the outermost portion of eachof the opposed outer faces of said at least one wheel to maintain saidat least one wheel in position intermediate the ends of said shaft,handle means spaced apart from said collar members, said handle meansconsisting of a pair of grip members coaxial with and slidablyassociated with the ends of said shaft to enable variation of the lengthof said shaft by axially sliding said grip members on said shaft, eachof said grip members including spaced apart indentations for receivingthe fingers of the user of said device when grasping said grip members,and

spacer means inserted between said collars and the inner ends of saidgrip members and positioned around said shaft,

whereby said wheel is rotated along a surface in response to forceapplied to said grip members providing various exercising positions forthe user of said exercising device.

2. The exercising device of claim 1, wherein said at least one wheelcomprises a pair of wheels journaled to said shaft intermediate to theends of said shaft, and

wherein further spacer means are provided between the collar members onthe inner faces of said wheels thereby maintaining a space between saidpair of wheels.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,824,920 9/1931 Novak 272-57 4Wentz 272-67 X Barbeau 272-57 X Britt 272-67 X Grifiin 272-67 Dantolan272-84 Douglas 272-82 X RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primary Examiner.

0 W. R. BROWNE, Assistant Examiner.

